It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Mike, 74 years, a resident of Thunder Bay, passed away peacefully in Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on February 6, 2017 with family by his side. Mike was born on February 17, 1942, in Malito, Province of Cosenza, Italy. He was the middle of three children. He came to Canada in 1957, arriving in Thunder Bay at the age of 15. He began working at CP Rail and The Hydro Company. He met and married his soul mate, the love of his life, Pina on August 17, 1963. They were happily married for 53 years and together they raised four beautiful children. In 1964, he moved to Toronto, he worked as a foreman for the City of Toronto, Sanitation Department for 16 years. In 1980, Mike moved his family back to Thunder Bay where he worked at the Manitoba Elevators Pool 3 for approximately 10 years. Mike was fond of gardening, hunting and especially helping others. Mike was a very generous and kind-hearted man who enjoyed making others laugh. He was a member of the Italian Society of Port Arthur where he enjoyed playing his favourite card game Scuppa. Mike was an avid Toronto Maple Leaf fan as well as a Juventus Soccer fan. Every 4 years you could find Mike seated on the edge of his couch cheering for Team Italia during the FIFA World Cup playoffs. He was a Senior member of St. Anthony Rectory where he played cards and volunteered his time to the church. Mike will be sadly missed by his wife Pina; children Norma Genova, Tony (Joyce) Ferrari, Luisa (Lorne) Belisle and Rosy (Johnny) Vintimilla; grandchildren Michelle & Juliana Genova, Michael, Josee, Jenna & Sydney Ferrari, Mike & Maria Vintimilla; brother Carmelo (Marissa) Ferrari. Numerous nieces & nephews and other relatives also survive. He was predeceased by his parents Antonio and Norma Ferrari; sister Maria Naccarato; brother-in-law Mario Naccarato; mother & father-in-law Luisa & Rosario Larizza; sister-in-law Rita Pugliese; brother-in-laws Tony Pugliese & Sam Larizza. Funeral Services for the late Mike Ferrari will be held on Monday, February 13, 2017 leaving Harbourview Funeral Centre at 11:00 am to St. Anthony's Church, 123 Hilldale Road, for the Funeral Mass to be celebrated by Rev. Luigi Fillipini beginning at 11:30 a.m. Entombent to follow in Our Lady of Charity Mausoleum, St. Andrew's Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon February 12th from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Harbourview Funeral Centre, 499 North Cumberland Street, where the prayers will begin at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers if friends so desire, donations may be made in Mike's memory to The Canadian Lung Association, specifically Pulmonary Fibrosis disease. Online condolences may be offered at: www.harbourviewfuneral.ca